2003–04 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 2003–04 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by head coach Tom Brennan – coaching in his 18th season, played their home games at Patrick Gym and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 15–3 in America East play to finish second in the regular season standings. They won the America East tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 15 seed in the Phoenix region, the Catamounts lost to No. 2 seed and eventual National champion UConn in the opening round.[1]
- Tom Brennan (18th season)
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America East tournament champions | |
| Conference | America East Conference |
| Record | 22–9 (15–3 America East) |
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| Home arena | Patrick Gym |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 23 | – | 6 | .793 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hartford | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 5 | – | 23 | .179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2004 America East tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This season marked the second of three straight seasons the Catamounts played in the NCAA Tournament.
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 17, 2003* |
at Nevada | L 49–69 | 0–1 |
Lawlor Events Center (4,763) Reno, Nevada | |||||||
| Nov 24, 2003* |
vs. Iona | L 53–56 | 0–2 |
Westchester County Center (2,700) White Plains, New York | |||||||
| Nov 29, 2003* |
at UCLA | L 67–68 | 0–3 |
Pauley Pavilion (7,852) Los Angeles, California | |||||||
| Dec 2, 2003* |
at UMass | L 64–76 | 0–4 |
Mullins Center (2,358) Amherst, Massachusetts | |||||||
| Dec 5, 2003* |
Cornell | W 73–60 | 1–4 |
Patrick Gym (2,622) Burlington, Vermont | |||||||
| Dec 14, 2003* |
Harvard | W 48–42 | 2–4 |
Patrick Gym (1,432) Burlington, Vermont | |||||||
| Dec 21, 2003* |
at Marist | W 62–57 | 3–4 |
McCann Arena (2,175) Poughkeepsie, New York | |||||||
| Dec 30, 2003* |
at Rhode Island | L 56–94 | 3–5 |
Thomas M. Ryan Center (6,491) Kingston, Rhode Island | |||||||
| Jan 2, 2004 |
at Binghamton | W 67–60 | 4–5 (1–0) |
West Gym (2,003) Binghamton, New York | |||||||
| Jan 4, 2004 |
at UMBC | W 67–66 | 5–5 (2–0) |
RAC Arena (1,247) Catonsville, Maryland | |||||||
| Jan 7, 2004 |
Northeastern | W 88–78 | 6–5 (3–0) |
Patrick Gym (2,341) Burlington, Vermont | |||||||
| Jan 11, 2004 |
at Maine | W 71–62 | 7–5 (4–0) |
Alfond Arena (2,103) Orono, Maine | |||||||
| Jan 14, 2004 |
Stony Brook | W 77–70 | 8–5 (5–0) |
Patrick Gym (2,332) Burlington, Vermont | |||||||
| Jan 17, 2004 |
at Boston University | W 59–57 | 9–5 (6–0) |
Case Gym (1,575) Boston, Massachusetts | |||||||
| Jan 21, 2004* |
at Dartmouth | W 76–66 | 10–5 |
Leede Arena (1,421) Hanover, New Hampshire | |||||||
| America East tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 6, 2004* |
vs. New Hampshire Quarterfinals |
W 58–50 | 20–8 |
Walter Brown Arena (1,877) Boston, Massachusetts | |||||||
| Mar 7, 2004* |
vs. Hartford Semifinals |
W 61–48 | 21–8 |
Walter Brown Arena (2,262) Boston, Massachusetts | |||||||
| Mar 13, 2004* |
Maine Championship game |
W 72–53 | 22–8 |
Patrick Gym (3,228) Burlington, Vermont | |||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 18, 2004* CBS |
(15 PHX) | vs. (2 PHX) No. 7 Connecticut First round |
L 53–70 | 22–9 |
HSBC Arena (18,686) Buffalo, New York | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. PHX=Phoenix. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||